IMDb: Genre: History

Most Popular History Feature Films

1.		Hacksaw Ridge (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.7/10 X WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to win the Medal of Honor without firing a shot. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey Drama \| History \| War 139 mins.
2.		Anthropoid (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler. Dir: Sean Ellis With: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon Biography \| History \| Thriller \| War 120 mins.
3.		Allied (2016) In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris Action \| Drama \| History \| Romance \| Thriller \| War 124 mins.
4.		Dunkirk (2017) Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance Action \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War
5.		The Big Short (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight. Dir: Adam McKay With: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling Biography \| Comedy \| Drama \| History 130 mins.
6.		13 Hours (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Dir: Michael Bay With: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale Action \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War 144 mins.
7.		Free State of Jones (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters, runaway slaves, and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government. Dir: Gary Ross With: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 139 mins.
8.		Braveheart (1995) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace begins a revolt against King Edward I of England. Dir: Mel Gibson With: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan Biography \| Drama \| History \| War 178 mins.
9.		Spotlight (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core. Dir: Tom McCarthy With: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History 128 mins.
10.		Silence (2016) In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity. Dir: Martin Scorsese With: Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Adam Driver Drama \| History 159 mins.
11.		The Finest Hours (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Dir: Craig Gillespie With: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster Action \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 117 mins.
12.		12 Years a Slave (2013) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Dir: Steve McQueen With: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender Biography \| Drama \| History 134 mins.
13.		Schindler's List (1993) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.9/10 X In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley Biography \| Drama \| History 195 mins.
14.		Pearl Harbor (2001) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X Pearl Harbor follows the story of two best friends, Rafe and Danny, and their love lives as they go off to join the war. Dir: Michael Bay With: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett Action \| Drama \| History \| Romance \| War 183 mins.
15.		Bridge of Spies (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda Drama \| History \| Thriller 142 mins.
16.		Legend (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s. Dir: Brian Helgeland With: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 132 mins.
17.		The King's Speech (2010) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Dir: Tom Hooper With: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter Biography \| Drama \| History 118 mins.
18.		In the Heart of the Sea (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick. Dir: Ron Howard With: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson Action \| Adventure \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| Thriller 122 mins.
19.		The Impossible (2012) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Dir: J.A. Bayona With: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland Drama \| History \| Thriller 114 mins.
20.		Straight Outta Compton (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X The group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood. Dir: F. Gary Gray With: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell Biography \| Crime \| Drama \| History \| Music 147 mins.
21.		Lone Survivor (2013) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. Dir: Peter Berg With: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch Action \| Biography \| Drama \| History \| Thriller \| War 121 mins.
22.		Steve Jobs (2015) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac. Dir: Danny Boyle With: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen Biography \| Drama \| History 122 mins.
23.		300: Rise of an Empire (2014) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy. Dir: Noam Murro With: Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green, Lena Headey Action \| Drama \| Fantasy \| History \| War 102 mins.
24.		American Hustle (2013) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia. Dir: David O. Russell With: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper Crime \| Drama \| History 138 mins.
25.		The Birth of a Nation (2016) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising. Dir: Nate Parker With: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller Biography \| Drama \| History 120 mins.